IP Coins 4 Kids: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

The Adventures of Rita and Caroline, Part II

Rita and Caroline are at it again, diligently soliciting donations for such a great cause! This time they visited a hair salon in East Memphis. Upon entering the salon they were greeted by one of the stylists. They explained that they were soliciting donations for Coins 4 Kids, an organization that works in cooperation with the World...

Kids Helping Kids

Last Saturday, International Paper employees, spouses and their kids volunteered at the Mid South Food Bank Warehouse. Along with a team from the University of Memphis, they separated and sorted many food products to distribute to the surrounding food pantries. When the work was done, the team helped feed 3587 meals...

Marriott Teams Up with Coins 4 Kids...Donates Fabulous Vacations to Online Auction!

Linda Liberto, Floor Champion for the 9th Floor, is an enthusiastic supporter of Coins 4 Kids. She has worked with Marriott Hotels and Resorts for many years and has developed an excellent relationship. A few years ago, Linda's contact at Marriott shared the Coins 4 Kids fundraising program with his managers to raise awareness about...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Joni Janis Hester - Making a Difference, One Cup at a Time

I attended a Lunch-n-Learn about Coins 4 Kids in 2010 and have been passionate about the cause ever since. Being an IP employee as well as the spouse of an IP employee, I felt inspired to get the business that I work for (Foodservice) involved in the fundraising efforts. Click on this photo to order We started off with sales of...

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Meet Hutch!

Both of Hutch's parents work at International Paper Company. They are doing a campaign on each of the floors where they work, during Spring 4 kids week, in which they will be asking people to help Hutch "Fill his bucket" with Coins... 4 Kids! It sounds like a contest is brewing up right there, wouldn't you say?! It will...

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Gearing Up

Many of the IP spouses are preparing for the Spring 4 Kids event coming soon April 7-12! For those who plan to buy sweepstake basket tickets, we are ready for you! ...

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Support for Coins 4 Kids Runs in the Family

Spring 4 Kids' online auction contains a wide variety of items from vacations to jewelry and home decor. This year's auction is 'Lucky' to include a gorgeous wreath from Amy Lucky in the Home Decor category. Amy has always been creative and began making decorative wreaths for her own front door several years ago. Almost immediately,...

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Just 4 Kids Basket from the IP Spouses

Just 4 Kids!!! Donated by IP Spouses Academy Sports $100 Malco Theatre $70 Yogurt Mountain $25 Comics & Collectibles $50 The Pie Folks $40 Target $200 Wii U w/Mario U & Luigi U $300 Wii Just Dance 2014 $36 4 Wii Remotes $160 2 Wii Nunchuk Remotes $40 2 Energizer...

Far and Wide

As a spouse of an International Paper employee, I love the feeling of being connected to a worldwide family. The global effort of the International Paper family coming together to feed children is a wonderful testament to our company. From the mills to the data centers, from Memphis, Tennessee to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Hyderabad,...

A Chance! Meet Angi and Misty!

We spoke to two of the Spring 4 Kids auction team volunteers about their experience working on the auction team. This is their first year helping out with this effort. Meet Angi and Misty. Misty and her husband Tom along with Angi and her husband Mike. For these two girlfriends, deciding to help with the auction of Coins4Kids has...

Fun Auction Item - Beach Cruisers from BASF!

As we get ready for the upcoming C4K auction, here's a preview of another great item that will be available on the auction site! BASF, the world's largest chemical company AND one of our IP Coated Paperboard customers, has generously donated "His & Hers" beach cruisers to the effort. How cool is that? It all started with...

Thursday, March 13, 2014

CATCH THE SPIRIT! IP's Global Sourcing Division holds live auction benefitting Coins 4 Kids, Wednesday, March 26th!

Global Sourcing Coins 4 Kids Floor Champion, Neta Latham, is an enthusiastic supporter of Coins 4 Kids and its mission to feed schoolchildren in Nairobi. She is serving in her position for the second year in a row, jumping at the chance to be a part of the fundraising events this year. Neta and her husband, who serves on the Fayette County School Board, are passionate about education and believe the school feeding...

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Inspirational Event

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate a Decade of Dedication today at the Memphis Botanic Gardens. We are so glad you could join us! We also want to thank Lauren Bush Lauren for making the trip to Memphis and sharing the incredible journey she has been on as she has built FEED Projects. As of today, FEED has provided more...

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Heath Faraci and Mimi Gibson Joined Jeremy Park on the LPBC Radio Show

Take a listen to Heath Faraci and Mimi Gibson in this fantastic interview they had with Jeremy Park on the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club Radio Show where they shared about Coins 4 Kids and the many efforts in giving by International Paper, in Memphis, and all around the world. Click on this player to take a listen. ...